The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability from January 25, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the manifestations of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks for the appellate period prior to January 25, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with depressive features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25006611
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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